Display rack



' A. M. WOLTZ DI SPLAY RACK Filed Feb. 17, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l 12 I 10 L94 a9 15 July 14, 1925. 1,546,276

A. M. WOLTZ DISPLAY RACK Filed Feb. 17, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /6 .17 2;

Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT M. WOL'IZ, O13 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO M. L. HIMMEL 8a SON COIJIPANY, INCL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A COR- POBATION 01E MARYLAND.

DISZPLAY BACK.

Application filed February 17, 1921. 7 Serial No. 445,837.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT M. \Vourz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore City and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Display Back, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a display raclr of the'enclosed type, having an article-supporting device mounted to reciprocate within its enclosing cabinet.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a reciprocable carrier for the article supporting element and simple means whereby the carrier may be supported. A further object is to provide a carrier of simple construction, which may be mounted in a cabinet without taking up unnecessary space. A further object is to provide a display rack for garments, having retainers to limit swinging movement of the garments, and constructed to brace the carrier, and the garment-supporting member. A further object is to provide simple means for equalizing movements of the carrier, during its reciprocations.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top plan view of a display rack constructed in accordance with themvention, the top of the cabinet being removed. Figure 2 is a front elevation, il-

lustrating the display rack, the cabinet being shown in section. Figure 3 is a side elevation. Figure 4 is a detail view illustrating a portion of the carrier. Figure 5 is a side elevation illustrating a slight modification.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a case or cabinet, which may be of any desired construction, the form illustrated consist ing of a base having end and back panels, the front being closed by slidable and swing ing doors 11, all of well-known construction. Secured in suitable mannerto the topof, the cabinet, are strips 12 which support tracks 13, illustrated in the form of channel members.

The carrier comprises spaced apart side bars 15, preferably formed of fiat metal, and united at the front and the rear by tubular connecting rods 16 and 17 respectively.

. the upper Inserted within the open ends of the connecting rods, are the inner'endsof spindles 18, on the outer ends of which rollers 19 are revolvably mounted in a manner to engage the tracks 13. The rollers are prevented from jumping the tracks by means of an overhanging strip, as shown. The article'carrier element is illustrated as consisting of a bar 20, mounted in the forwardly projecting ends 21, of depending rigid curved bars 22, ends of said hangers being secured to the side bars 15. It will be observed that the bar 20 is designed to support garment hangers, but the invention is not limited to this particular use, it being observed that it contemplates the employment of any desired form of article-supporting member coming within the terms of the appended claims.

Secured to the side bars 15, preferably above the rear connecting rod 17, is a flat anchoring bar 23. Said bar is connected with the garment-supporting bar 20, by means of brace rods, as shown, each brace rod havingv a straight portion 24 secured to the rod 20, an intermediate looped portion 25, a diagonal brace portion 26, and a straight portion 27 secured to the bar 23. The looped portion 25 is curved laterally toward the middle of the carriage to serve as a retainer for limiting swinging movement of garments suspended from the bar 20. The loop portions also serve as handles by means of which the operator may reciprocate the carrier within the case or cabinet. It is preferred to provide equalizing means, to insure rectilinear movement of the carrier during its reciprocations in the tracks 13, without binding. Any form' of equalizer may be employed. In the drawing the equalizer is illustrated as comprising two cross bars 28 and 29, pivotally connected at their point of intersection, as indicated at 30. One end of the bar 28 is connected to the bar 23 by a fixed pivot 31, and the con: tiguous end of the bar 29 is connected by a fixed pivot 32, to an anchor bar 33, secured to the rear wall of the case. The other end of the bar 28 is provided with a pivot pin 34, slidably engaging a slot 35 in the bar 33, and the contiguous end of the bar 29 is provided with a pivot 36, engaging a similar slot- 37 in the bar 23. i In practice, when the operator desires to display garments or other goods to a customer, he grasps either of the looped portions 25 and draws the carrier forward on its tracks, the equalizer serving to prevent binding by reason of the pulling power being applied at one end of the carrier. As the salesman pulls upon the loop or handle 25, the carrier moves forwardly, on the rollers 19, with little or no friction. It is obvious that the carrier may be returned within the case by pushing upon the handle 25.

In Figure 5 is illustrated a slightmodification, zin which-a plurality of garment supporting bars is employed. In the structure illustrated in said figure, the carrier, the hangers 22, the anchoring bar 28, and the equalizer are the same as described in connection with Figures 1, 2 and 3. Rigidly mounted in the hangers 22 is a garment supporting rod 50, and depending therefromare rigidly supported side bars 51, having means near their lower ends for rigidly supporting a second garment rod 52. The'garment retainers are in the form of looped rods 53 and 54: respectively, secured by means of clamps 55 to the side bars 51. Each side bar. is connected by means of a'brace rod 56, with the anchoring bar 23, in a manner clearly illustrated in the drawing. This form of the invention is particularly designed for supporting garments in a relatively tall case or cabinet, so that two setsof garments may be stored, one over the other.

The advantages of'the invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which it belongs. It will be observed that a simple and inexpensive carrier is *provided, which is conveniently. supported for ready reciprocation, and that the equalizer prevents any tendency to binding which might arise from applying the power at either end of thecarrier. It will be particularly observed that the rods containing the loop portions 25, not only serve as handles, but also by reasonof their connection with the rod 20 and the bar 23, they serve to rigidly brace the sides of the carrier and the support arms 22.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and described an operative 1nanher of constructing and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what is claimed 1.-A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier formed of spaced apart side bars united by front and rear connecting rods, front and rear carrier-supporting rollers mounted to support thecarrier contiguous to the ends of said I front and rear bars, depending hanger bars having their upper ends rigidly secured to the side bars between the respective front and rear rollers, and an article supporting bar carried by the lower free ends of the hanger bars.

2. A display rack of the character de scribed comprising a carrier formed of spaced apartside bars united by front and rea connecting rods, depending rigid hanger ans having their upper ends secured to the side bars between the front and rear connecting rods, an article supporting bar carried by the lower free ends of the hanger bars, and rollers movably supporting said carrier, said hanger bars=1having their lower free ends offset forwardly.

3. A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier formed of spaced apart side bars united by front and rear connecting rods, front and rear carrier-supporting rollers mounted to support the carrier contiguous to the ends of said front and rear bars, depending hanger bars having their upper ends secured to the side bars between the respective front and rear rollers, an article supporting bar carried by the lower free ends of the hanger bars, tracks upon which the rollers are supported and over-lying retaining strip-s engaging said rollers and retaining them in engagement with the tracks.

4;. A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier formed of spaced apart sidebars united by front and rearconnecting rods, depending rigid hanger bars having their upper ends .secured to. the side bars between thef front and rear connecting rods, an article supporting bar carried by the lower free ends of, the hanger bars, rollers movably supporting said carrier, an anchoring bar secured to the side bars above the rear connecting rod, and equalizer means connected to said anchoring bar.

5. A display rack of the character de scribed comprising a carrier formed of spaced apart side bars unitedby front and rear connecting rods, depending rigid hanger bars having their upper ends secured to the side bars, an article supporting bar carried by the lower free ends of the hanger bars, rollers movably supporting said car rier, and bracing means connecting said sup porting bar with the rear portions of the respective carriers, said bracing means being positioned to limit the swinging move ment of garments carried by the article supporting bar. r

6. A display rack of the character de scribed comprising a carrier formed of spaced apart side bars united by front and rear connecting rods, depending rigid hanger bars having their upper ends secured to the side bars between the front and rear connecting rods, an article supporting bar carried by the lower, free ends of the hanger bars, rollers movably supporting said car= Inn rier, an anchoring bar secured to the side bars above the rear connecting rod, and bracing means connecting said article supporting bar with said anchoring bar, said bracing means being positioned to limit lateral swinging of garments carried by said article supporting bar.

7. A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier formed of spaced apart side bars united by front and rear connecting rods, depending rigid hanger bars having their upper ends secured to the side bars between the front and rear connecting rods, an article supporting bar carried by the lower free ends of the hanger bars, rollers movably supporting said carrier, said hanger bars having their lower free ends offset forwardly, an anchoring bar secured to the side bars above the rear connecting rod, and bracing means connecting said article supporting bar with said anchoring bar, said bracing means being positioned to limit lateral swinging of garments carried by said article supporting bar.

8. A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier formed of spaced apart side bars united by front and rear connecting rods, rollers movably supporting said carrier, hangers depending from said side frames, an article-supporting bar carried by said hangers, and rodlike retainers each having one end secured to said article-supporting bar and the other end secured to the carrier contiguous to said rear connecting rod.

9.182 display rack of the character described comprising a carrier, rollers movably supporting said carrier, hangers depending from the sides of said carrier, an article-supporting bar carried by said hangers, rods each secured at one end to said article-supporting bar, each rod being bent into loop-like form and having its other end secured to the carrier near the rear thereof.

10. A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier, rollers movably supporting said carrier, hangers depending from the sides of said carrier. an article-supporting bar carried by said hangers, retainers having looped portions, means rigidly connecting said retainers to said articlesupporting bar, and means rigidly connect-ing said retainers to the carrier near the rear thereof.

11. A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier, rollers mov ably supporting said carrier, hangers depending from the sides of said carrier, an article-supporting bar carried by said hangers, an anchoring bar secured to the carrier contiguous to the rear thereof, and rods each having one end securedto the article supporting bar and the other end secured to said anchoring bar, said rods having portions positioned to limit lateral swinging of garments carried by said article supporting bar.

12. A display rack scribed comprising a carrier formed 0 spaced apart side bars united by front and rear tubular connecting rods, depending rigid hanger bars having their upper ends secured to the side bars between the front and rear connecting rods, an article supporting bar carried by the hanger bars, spindles having their inner ends inserted in the open ends of said connecting rods, and rollers rotatably mounted upon the outer ends of said spindles.

13. A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier formed of of the character despaced apart side bars united by front and rear tubular connecting rods having open ends, spindles having their inner ends inserted into the open ends of said tubular connecting rods, rollers carried by the outer ends of said spindles,- and article supporting means suspended from said side bars.

14,-. A display rack of the character described comprising a carrier formed of spaced apart side bars united by front and rear tubular connecting rods having open ends, spindles having their inner ends 1n-- serted into the open ends of said tubular connecting rods, rollers carried by the outer ends of said spindles, article supporting means suspended from said side bars, means for supporting a suspended track in position to be engaged by said rollers, and overhanging strips parallel with said tracks and engaging said rollers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT M. VVOLTZ. 

